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Mine (εμη). Possessive pronoun, "not mine in origin." Jesus denies that he is self-taught, though not a schoolman.
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
My doctrine. My teaching, or what I teach. This is the proper meaning of the word doctrine. It is what is taught
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.—The answer carries them once more to the words uttered by Him ([Reference …
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
"I am not the inventor of what I say; I am but a messenger, delivering the message of him who sent me."
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
St. John Chrysostom: Our Lord delays His visit in order to capture people's attention, going up not on the first day, but aroun…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Jesus insisted that his teaching did not originate with himself but came from God. As the perfect man and me enger of God, he gave all credit to th…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
My doctrine is not mine. Christ shows that this circumstance, which was an offense to the Jews, was instead a ladder by which they should …
John Gill
JohnGill
Jesus answered them and said
Having heard them express their surprise, and state their objection:
my …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Every faithful minister may humbly adopt Christ's words. His doctrine is not his own discovery, but is from God's word, through the teaching of His…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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After the Evangelist mentioned how our Lord’s relatives urged him to go to Judea, he also tells us what Christ replied to them. He then t…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson